How do you use gegen in German?

How do you use gegen in German?

The more usual word for ‘against’ – gegen – is used, for example, when teams play against each other or when you lean a ladder against the wall. Do not confuse wider with wieder, which means ‘again’.

What is a gegen?

Gegenpressing, which is German for ‘counter pressing’, is a tactical philosophy that has been popularised by Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool teams. Klopp explained: “Gegenpressing lets you win back the ball nearer to the goal. It’s only one pass away from a really good opportunity.

What case does auf take in German?

Accusative
auf is a two-way-preposition. The Dative expresses that something is on top of something and Accusative tells us that on top of something is the destination of the action. Die Katze sitzt auf dem Tisch.

What kind of preposition is in in German?

The meaning of “in” in German in means “in” in English. The preposition in is in the group of preposition that can be accusative or dative, depending on the meaning of the clause.

Is über dative or accusative?

Grammatically, über belongs to that set of German prepositions that can govern either the accusative case or the dative case (“an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen”). The choice is determined by whether the prepositional phrase indicates movement (accusative) or an unmoving state (dative).

Is durch an Akkusativ?

Prepositions introduce prepositional phrases, which always include a noun(s). Accusative prepositions require nouns that are in the accusative case. The 5 German prepositions that always require that the noun in the phrase be in the accusative case are durch, für, gegen, ohne, um.

What does Gegenpress mean?

counter-pressing
Literally, it means counter-pressing in German. But counter-pressing is not to pressing what counterattacking is to attacking. It’s not countering a press — on the contrary, it’s pressing a counter. The fundamental principle is to start pressing as soon as you lose the ball, so that you could regain possession.

Why is it called Gegenpress?

Gegenpressing, which is German for ‘counter pressing’, is a tactical philosophy that has been popularised by Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool teams. Klopp explained: “Gegenpressing lets you win back the ball nearer to the goal.

What is the difference between AUF and an?

Auf is always used when something is resting on something else that is horizontal and an is used when something is resting on something that is vertical: auf dem Tisch – on the table (horizontal) but an der Wand – on the wall (vertical).